Etymology
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Inherited from Sanskrit पुरा (purā, “before, formerly”). Cognate to Sinhalese පෙර (pera). Doublet of ފޫރުއްބަ (fūrubba), ފުރަ (fura), and ޕުރެ (pure)
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /puː.ɾu.be/, [puː.ɾu.be]
- Hyphenation: ޕޫ‧ރު‧ބެ
ޕޫރުބެ • (pūrube) (archaic)
- formerly, aforetime, of old, of yore, anciently
- prior to
References
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- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ޕޫރުބެ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 201